Technology
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Trump’s Intel Stake Isn’t Socialism; It’s Common Sense
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President Trump’s decision to seek government equity and revenue sharing in major chip companies, including a 9.9 percent non-voting stake in Intel and proposed deals with Nvidia and AMD, has sparked rare, intense bipartisan backlash; a sign of deep controversy surrounding direct government involvement in the tech sector. Sen. Rand…
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India Stack: Navigating tensions between Privacy, Inclusion for a Digital Future
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With a population of over 1 billion and a deep colonial past, India has come a long way since gaining independence. In recent years, the country took the world by storm with its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) technology. This digital payment system played a large role in facilitating economic activity…
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A Moral Dilemma: The Crises of Regulating Advanced Technology
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is altering our business practices through advanced technologies. These changes encompass market disruptions caused by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, big data, and similar technologies across nearly every sector of the economy. While market disruptions are inevitable with growth in innovation, concerns arise from a regulatory…
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Cory Doctorow on Why Interoperability Would Boost Digital Competition
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Cory Doctorow is an activist and science fiction writer. He was the co-editor of the blog Boing Boing and has served in various roles at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit civil rights group. He holds an honorary doctorate in Computer Science from the Open University (UK) where he is…
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Sitting on a Ticking Bomb: Introducing Congressional Oversight for Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
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Each new military paradigm and technological development promises new legal and policy questions. Every innovation in weaponry brings new range, cost, and training while impacting civilian life, posing new questions to the leaders of the day. The Constitution attempts to timelessly outline the parameters around which the government make war,…
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Has technological innovation lost the plot? An interview with AI ethicist Dr. Shannon Vallor
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Shannon Vallor is the Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) at the University of Edinburgh, where she is also appointed in Philosophy. Professor Vallor’s research explores how new technologies, especially AI, robotics, and data science, reshape human moral character,…
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Asynchronous Telepsychiatry: An Unused Solution to the Psychiatrist Shortage
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The United States is facing a severe shortage of psychiatrists. In 2018, 77% of counties in the United States reported a severe deficit of psychiatrists, while an estimated 60% of adults with mental illness were not able to receive treatment. This lack of services is even more glaring in rural…
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Technological Innovation: False Hope or Promising Solution to Combating Climate Change?
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From the wheel in Ancient Mesopotamia to modern artificial intelligence, technology has aided society for thousands of years. The most transformative era came during the Industrial Revolution, when machines allowed humans to produce massive quantities of goods at a fraction of previous costs. The revolution significantly increased living standards and…
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Try Accuracy Prompts to Reduce the Spread of Misinformation Online
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The rapid dissemination of inaccurate information––otherwise known as misinformation––within the online news media ecosystem has become a subject of pressing concern. As media consumption habits move increasingly online, the pernicious effects of misinformation on readers’ long-term beliefs are particularly alarming. Research shows that mere exposure to misinformation leads to belief…
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Fake News and Filter Bubbles: Rethinking Counterspeech in the Age of Social Media
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Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many pundits and politicians have denounced “fake news” as a new, corrosive force in public discourse. While it is commonly agreed that a well-informed public is vital for democracy, attempts at regulating news can be both legally and morally complicated. Based on precedent set…
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Tech: The Goal, or Just Another Path to Growth?
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In 2012, the average resident of San Francisco supported about $76,000 in gross domestic —about $19,000 more than the average in Chicago. That gap has widened to more than $29,000 today. San Francisco’s economy is growing nearly three times faster on a per capita basis than Chicago’s. Meanwhile, San Jose…